Posted on 07/12/2010 10:04:57 PM PDT by no dems
With midterm elections less than four months away, Republicans are fired up and ready to go. But they are not the only ones upset with Barack Obama. The president has also angered many of the key Democratic constituencies he needs to keep control of the House and Senate, and now Democrats are blowing furiously on the fading embers of their electoral coalition, hoping to stave off disaster this November.
Unions are incensed with Obama and congressional Democrats for their failure to deliver on key priorities such as card-check legislation. Another disenchanted constituency is Hispanics. Latino support for Obama has dropped 12 points since the start of the year, as anger has grown over the Democrats' failure to make immigration reform a priority.
The drop in Hispanic support is dwarfed by the astounding 36-point drop in support for Obama from one of the most reliable Democratic constituencies: Jewish voters. Jewish Americans are outraged with Obama, says former New York Mayor Ed Koch. And it's not because Obama's middle name is Hussein. Obama alienated many in the Jewish community by reaching out to Iran while relentlessly criticizing Israel.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
“B. Hussein is losing his coalition and his media darlings”
Until 2012....
What a bunch of b.s.
Unions are “incensed” with Obama? Riiiight.
Hispanics fleeing the Dems because of Obama? Suuure.
And the Jews? Since when have most American Jews given a fig about Israel?
If only it were for the right reasons, but we’ll take what we can get.
Thiessen is not Maureen Dowd, Olbermann or Matthews. He was a speechwriter for Rumsfeld and later Dubya. I saw him went after Christiane Amanpour on ‘torture’ issue. He explicitly told her that she helped speading the lies about the issue, that clearly rattled her. Besides, this is an Op-Ed, where the editors let some conservatives to write whatever they want.
And the Media cried, “Give us Barabus....er....uh...Hillary!”
I don’t believe. Most hispanics, union members and Jews still love him along with gays, muslims, etc etc.
Oh noes - EL WAPO has turned against The Chosen One!
Yeah, he is losing them because he hasn’t jammed socialism down are throats fast enough.
I smell the B.S. here too. All of this “discontent” with The Won is meaningless unless his usual and customary constituencies either stay home on election day or vote for other than a Democrat.
The democrats could fix their problem easy enough. Somebody knows why Obama hasn’t produced his birth certificate. Initiating impeachment proceedings against him would go a long way towards getting their reputations back.
Looks like Obama ain’t cool anymore. The shine has worn off the new penny.
Yes, but they wouldn't have had to if it weren't for Bush. It would all have been perfect if it weren't for Bush. They'd have confiscated the Rolls Royces from The Wealthy and given them to us all if it weren't for Bush. They'd have created peace, justice, and international harmony by now if it weren't for Bush. They'd have cured cancer, ended Climate Change, squared the circle, and defeated Big Oil by powering our eco-conscious yurts by perpetual motion machines if it just weren't for Bush.
Uh, yeah, I'm applying for a job as a DNC speechwriter. Why do you ask?
Left-of-Center independents will turn against 0bama, just as they turned to Scott Brown, if they blame 0bama for their unemployment, or for not getting a loan, or for losing their house, or if their new healthcare premium cuts into their paychecks.
Forget the arguments about whether such people should or should not blame the Prez...
If oil fouls up the Florida Keys, driving away tourists and plunging home prices further, then gays in Florida will turn against 0bama.
If gasoline goes too high, then soccer moms will turn against 0bama.
If people don’t get to keep their doctor, then single moms will turn against 0bama.
That is, if there is any viable competition to turn to...
Ref. your Post #18: Excellent!
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